Tonbridge Juddians RFC

Tonbridge Juddians
Full name Tonbridge Juddians Rugby Football Club
Union Kent RFU
Founded 1904 (Tonbridge), 1928 (Old Juddians), 1999 (clubs merged)
Location Tonbridge, Kent, England
Ground(s) The Slade (Capacity: 1,500)
League(s) National League 2 East
2022–23 8th
Team kit
Official website
www.tjrfc.co.uk

Tonbridge Juddians Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Tonbridge in Kent. The club runs four senior teams, a ladies side and the full range of junior teams. The first XV play in National League 2 East for the 2022–23 season having been relegated from National League 1, the previous season.

History

Tonbridge RFC was formed in 1904 and Old Juddians was formed in 1928. 'Old Juddians' were former pupils of The Judd School in Tonbridge.

The two clubs merged to form Tonbridge Juddians in 1999. The merged club began life in London 2 South, the same level at which Old Juddians was placed in when the league system was founded in 1987. The club suffered two further relegations before turning semi-professional and beginning a rapid climb up the pyramid, including a hat-trick of promotions, with the club joining the national leagues in 2011.

Honours

Runners-up 2022

  • RFU National U17 Cup - Champions 2017

Current standings

2023–24 National League 2 East Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Esher 15 13 0 2 583 354 229 12 2 66
2 Dorking 16 12 1 3 624 393 231 13 2 65
3 Barnes 16 12 0 4 560 389 171 10 4 62
4 Bury St Edmunds 15 12 1 2 503 297 206 9 0 59
5 Henley Hawks 15 10 1 4 448 378 70 9 1 52
6 Tonbridge Juddians 16 8 1 7 483 427 56 11 4 49
7 Canterbury 16 8 0 8 521 454 67 10 4 46
8 Old Albanian 15 7 0 8 439 427 12 8 3 39
9 Sevenoaks 15 6 1 8 370 429 -59 5 4 35
10 Westcombe Park 15 4 1 10 431 475 -44 10 6 34
11 Guernsey Raiders 14 5 0 9 315 415 -100 7 2 29
12 Wimbledon 15 3 0 12 379 557 -178 9 3 24
13 Worthing Raiders 15 3 0 12 398 558 -160 8 3 23
14 North Walsham 14 0 0 14 163 666 -503 1 0 1
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 20 January 2024

Source: National League 2 East RFU